Short facts about transportation in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
| Highways: |
total: 1,040
km
paved: 320 km
unpaved: 720 km
(1996) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Kingstown |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 800 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) totaling 6,705,336 GRT/10,134,002 DWT
ships by type: barge
carrier 1, bulk 131, cargo 395, chemical tanker 29, combination bulk 12,
combination ore/oil 1, container 46, liquefied gas 7, livestock carrier 3,
multi-functional large-load carrier 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 56,
refrigerated cargo 42, roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 11, specialized
tanker 10, vehicle carrier 1
note: includes some foreign-owned
ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 4, Ireland 1, France 1,
Greece 3, Hong Kong 1, Croatia 10, India 1, Japan 2, Monaco 1, Netherlands 1,
Norway 2, Netherlands Antilles 1, Pakistan 1, Russia 1, Slovenia 5, UAE 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 5
914 to 1,523
m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 1
under 914
m: 1 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
